Monday, June 2, 2014

Heart Healthy Jiaogulan Tea

That’s right, jiaogulan is considered to be healthy for your heart!

In addition to it’s adaptogenic properties, jiaogulan also contains vitamins, magnesium, potassium, selenium, zinc and amino acids. 

Like ginseng, jiaogulan contains saponins, and on an increased level.  One of the benefits of this is that saponins offer cholesterol lowering qualities; and since cholesterol health is directly related to heart health in many cases, this makes jiaogulan healthy advantageous for the heart.

In addition to the presence of saponins, jiaogulan is able to convert sugar into energy rather than storing them as fat.  In a Japanese study consisting of thirty participants, results concluded that eighty-five percent of the thirty people experienced a reduction in bad, LDL cholesterol.

Reducing the amounts of LDL cholesterol is always a positive step towards a healthy heart.  But what if you could help your heart even more by increasing the amount of oxygen and helping it pump more powerfully?  That is just what a group of more than two hundred athletes experienced during a study done in China.  It was found that in these athletes who consumed jiaogulan tea that their endurance was increased because the “miracle herb” tea expands blood flow and helps the heart pump more efficiently without increasing the heart rate or even blood pressure.


These heart healthy properties of jiaogulan tea help to improve metabolism and regulate weight all the while balancing the body overall.  So here’s to jiaogulan tea!

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